Hello Bluebird
Lyrics and Music by Cliff Friend
Key: Bb
Copyright 1926

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File Created 12-02-21

Verse 1:

Gm
Hear that Blue-bird
Cm7       Gm
Up in the tree?
D7
(Hear him)
Eb7  D7Gm
What a song
Eb7D7


Gm
Joy he's bring-ing
Cm7        Gm
Singing to me
 D7
(Sing-ing)
Eb7 D7  Gm
All day long


Eb7                  Gm
Good-bye to skies of gray
    C7       Gm7  C7 F7
For I'm back home to-day
FdimF7F7+


Chorus:

Bb      Gm     Bb       Gm
All day long I jump and run about
Bb      Gm     Bb      Gm
You can always hear me shout-in' out
    BdimF7       Cm7F7
Hel-lo Blue-bird

Cm7    F7       Cm7      F7
Got no time for blues or anything
Cm7    F7    Cm7    F7
I'm so happy I just wanna sing
Cm7 DbdimBb       GmBb
Hel-lo Blue-bird

D          D7
Blue skies sun-shine
Dm7              G7
Friends that are real
C7        Gm7   C7
Old folks sweet-heart
F7 Fdim  F7  F7+
Oh how I feel

Bb          Gm      Bb     Gm
I'll not go roam-in like I did a-gain
C7        Gm7      C7   Gm7
I'll stay home and be a kid a-gain
F7    Fdim F7       Bb Dbdim
Hello Blue-bird hel-lo.
F7


Verse 2:

Gm
Hear that Blue-bird
Cm7          Gm
He's calling you
D7
(He says)
Eb7  D7   Gm
"Comeback home
Eb7D7


Gm
If you go
       Cm7      Gm
you'll be happy too"
 D7
(He says)
Eb7     D7    Gm
"Please don't roam."

Eb7                  Gm
Once I would sigh to stray
    C7      Gm7  C7 F7
But now I'm home to stay
FdimF7F7+


Chorus Repeat:
End Chords:
BbEbBbBb6



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